‘Bae’ Almost Becomes Oxford Dictionaries Word of 2014

November 19, 2014 3:36 PM

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As society progresses in style, technology and our overall way of life, so does language. Even though the way we speak hasn’t changed too much (as far as grammar) over the years, the words we use have. And this is why Oxford Dictionaries Online chooses its Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year.

And although the “word of the year” goes to “vape,” which is a verb meaning to inhale and exhale the vapors from an e-cigarette, there were a number of other terms that were also in the running including the endearing “bae.”